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« 008 ⇢ event008.exe »

Who: CERES & you
When: OOC: 12/20-12/31; IC: 10/21-10/27
Where: Cerealia & Vidia's Secret
What: Event log
Rating/Warning: PG-13 | Horror Ahoy!

//event008.EXE

You Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance


You were always warned about the little things that go bump in the night, but you didn't believe them, did you? After all, ghosts don't exist, and things aren't really out to get you in the dark. As the month draws nearer to its final days, however, you're going to want to double check that belief of yours.

On the eve of the 20th, continuing on, you'll feel the signs. It'll begin with a flicker, something barely noticeable. Conveniently, that day, the cinemas will start showing some creepy movies (maybe you'll have seen similar ones back home, or have you?) and you can access Ceres' TV stations- amazing show and movie line-up on their devices or TV screen. All seems to be normal, really... except for the weather that seems somewhat chilly and dismal throughout, with chances of storms every now and then. 'tis the season to be spooky, after all. It's just the weather being weird...

Until you get the feeling that something is in your house... and you sure as heck didn't invite it in.

How will you know? Well, you might hear it, whispering in your ear, or maybe see it as just appearing as part of that movie, or on a Holo-screen you're walking by, and disappearing as quickly as you hear or see it...

"You'd better not shout, you'd better not cry, you'd better not pout NoT TeLliNg YoU whY Gonna taste you, spit you out, smell you soon YoU STINKy LOuT. Hope you like the company. We've been dying to meet you."

//SCENARIOS.EXE
PHASE I
[ xx:xx ] Your first day will go normally enough, even if some things at work or school will behave a little oddly. Nothing too major, but enough to give you a sense of unease through the day.

The real fun begins when the evening is in full swing, because things will feel even worse than before. Objects will disappear and reappear in the wrong places, your HoloGM at home or the workplace will decide to suddenly flicker into strange shapes and frightening objects before turning to normal, and who threw that lamp??

If you were planning on spending an evening of peace, well. We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but... on the positive side, there's a fun stream of spooky shows to watch?! Just ignore the possibility of someone joining you... or not. Ignoring a guest isn't nice, you know. Will you run into the arms of a lover or friend, or run and hide? The choice is yours.
PHASE II
[ xx:xx ] You're going to really not like what comes next, deep into the hours past 3 a.m. Hope you're not a cranky sleeper, because you may want to be up for this. Your Cerevice will blink a strange message that will merely read "W A R N I N G" and flicker to normal before you feel that your privacy has been completely compromised.

Or at least haunted.

Because the next thing you know? Ghosts. Lots of them. And they're not going to wait before giving you chase and letting your senses take the hit. Of course, you might just get lucky and not be visited by any of the ghosts at all- but then again, things will just continue to make you jumpy and spook you out throughout the time the others suffer. Hope you weren't counting on a lot of sleep. And as for those of you who will eventually become victims of your unfriendly visitors, well... hope your friends are around to help. Your CereVice certainly will.
PHASE III
[ xx:xx ] What a rotten week. If you haven't been visited by your ghosts of eternal damage, you're going to have a nasty week at work with things going wrong and everything just points at you. If you have been hit by a ghost, you're going to be suffering the after-effects throughout. The good news is, your CereVices will do their best to compensate for what you did lose. You can voice activate them or touch activate them, or have them give you textual directions. Your healer friends however, can come in very handy and attempt to fix you up- and may even succeed! Though some effects may be stronger than the rest. Even ViViD will have some intriguing new stages that may put your recent condition into focus and have you work through them to gain a better boost.

Just don't be surprised if it isn't entirely effective, but hey, remember when we said having friends is a good thing? Hope you've been making some, because they might just be the only chance you have against suffering this alone.
PHASE IV
[ xx:xx ] As the week draws to a close, the effects of the hauntings will start to wear off, and surprise and joy, things will seem normal again. People won't be experiencing any irritations and jumpy situations at home anymore, and all will be well.

Then night will fall and they'll come again.

For those of you who were lucky enough to escape, the only trouble you'll have is the screams of horror and the frightening situations your friends are in (did we mention you had to make friends?)- you may have to get out of bed to help, hunt around- and probably put your life on the line.

Because those that did get affected, will be dragged into a place of horror and fright, of shivers and quivers- Vidia's Secret: Premium Lingerie to suit all tastes. A beast of horrifying proportions awaits there, ready to tear your friends from limb to limb, so we do hope the captives are prepared to fight, or die trying.
PURGATORY
[ why:o'clock ] You died while fighting against the final boss. Sucks, but it happens. That's why you're here, after all. There isn't much, but make yourselves at home. The surroundings will look pleasant enough, little recovery huts with some cute digital medics of all types waiting in there to help you out. After about 12 hours in Ceres time, the characters will step out of ViViD and be given gift bags with "You Tried" stars on them, each containing a sexy set of lingerie (and animal onesies for anyone below 16) and pampering materials like bath bombs, chocolates, candles and shampoos to take the trauma off the last few days. For those that survived, they'll be getting the same, as well as "Well Done!" stars on their bags (and an extra massage coupon)- and all parties will recieve a little note contained within reading: "We're sorry, have some gifts. You can blame one of your own for being too curious, though. Remember to read the instructions next time, and don't go on witch hunts!"

For those exploring Purgatory, just relax and enjoy the view. Also, your characters might have woken up wearing the lingerie or onesies during their "recovery treatment"... we're sorry they're the only clothes they'll get until they leave. :(
[ Remember to apply proper warnings on threads with trigger-y or inappropriate material and do let a mod know if your thread careens off into maiming or canoodling so we can lock the log. ]

//RUN.EXE
Welcome to CEREALIA's latest event post. For your convenience, we have compiled a post detailing what's going on right here and feel free to consult the FAQ if needed. Please leave any lingering questions in the OOC post, and we'll answer them as soon as we can.


tanacious: (♘ shoot shoot five squares left....!)

[personal profile] tanacious 2014-12-31 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
[She's patiently waiting for Toothless' answer, rather used to communicating with speech-impaired, flying creatures. So she's rather focused on him as he looks utterly exasperated (yep, seems like a lot happened), and thus...

She jumps, startled by the sudden disembodied voice.]


Hic--

[...????]

--cup...?

[Wait where...is he.... she spins in a circle (Achaeus waits patiently, more interested in Toothless than Tana's confusion at the moment]

...Where are you, Hiccup?
allthreefourths: (now sound 'em make noise)

[personal profile] allthreefourths 2014-12-31 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ and that prompts the disembodied voice to respond with a light: ]

Right. Invisible. Maybe we do need to remake the sign, bud.

[ which will prompt the artist of said wonderfully scribbly sign to give an exasperated exhale of air, though that annoyance is soon abandoned for mutual interest in winged horses. while hiccup would love to do the same, he probably had other things to explain.

as tana spins, she'll be getting this colorful commentary. ]


A little more. No, not yet, close, and-- [ when tana spins to face the floating cerevice with toothless's poorly drawn arrow, the voice will increase in volume ] There! Right there. In front of you.

[ floating cerevice, arrow pointing at NOTHING. ]
tanacious: (♘ what do you have to say for yourself)

[personal profile] tanacious 2014-12-31 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
[... Ah....... She manages to stop and catch sight of the cerevice, and... right...okay, that makes sense. Sort of. As much as an invisible Hiccup makes sense.

So the dragon and the pegasus are left to greet each other while Tana takes a cautious step forward, squinting...right through Hiccup.

Welp.]


You really are invisible...! Not that I doubted you, but it is...a little hard to believe, even seeing it with my own eyes...

[Or...not seeing it, as the case actually is.]
allthreefourths: (Default)

[personal profile] allthreefourths 2014-12-31 07:22 am (UTC)(link)
Trust me, it's hard for me to believe too. Boy, was that a night, waking up and seeing myself. Running away from... myself.

[ like, the worst trip ever. at least the dragon and the pegasus seem to be enjoying a moment of not invisible conversing, as toothless takes this opportunity to give achaeus a low sound of curiosity in greeting, before he shoves not!hiccup forward (lightly) so he can get closer to horse with... wings! ]

That felt about as weird as it probably does talking to air right now.

[ he was used to being invisible in the past, so it's not like it's entirely weird to be overlooked... awkwardly nostalgic in a bad way, maybe, but it's still different than being actually invisible. ]
tanacious: (♘ your friendly neighborhood knight)

[personal profile] tanacious 2014-12-31 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[...... yeah that sounds ridiculous. Tana blinks thoughtfully, tilting her head at........nothingness....... which is presumably where Hiccup is.

Achaeus, at least, patiently watches this happen, and then begins sniffing idly at Hiccup's hair.]


Well, I can't deny that it is a little strange...but you are who you are, invisible or not, so it's good to-- [...see....] speak with you again!
allthreefourths: (now sound 'em make noise)

[personal profile] allthreefourths 2015-01-13 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
Wow. That… was unexpectedly encouraging. [ a smile. and then a pause. ] Right. You can't see that-- uh, I'm smiling.

[ hey, pegasus, buddy, that's dragon territory. and toothless will reenforce said territory by leaning forward and also sniffing hiccup's hair.

or maybe he's just curious as to what, exactly, horses are sniffing. ]
tanacious: (♘ just look at me go!)

[personal profile] tanacious 2015-01-13 06:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[She's good at unexpectedly encouraging. Tana absentmindedly pats Achaeus' side as the horse snorts at Toothless (excuse u wait ur turn).]

Well! I am glad that you're smiling.

Now, there must be a way to get you back to normal... we just have to find it!
allthreefourths: (Default)

[personal profile] allthreefourths 2015-01-14 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ is horse starting stuff. because ok, snort at him, because toothless is snorting right back. ]

That's what I'm stuck on. I was working on getting this guy [ imagine a gesture to not!hiccup, as it takes this opportunity to swat at the two sniffing at his… well, hiccup's, hair. ] somewhere he won't cause any trouble. Then Toothless could look after him while I figured something out.

Not… that I've got any ideas, just yet. Magic, maybe? People use that here. Some... advanced, future doctor?
tanacious: (♘ i'm a BATTLE PRINCESS)

[personal profile] tanacious 2015-01-15 04:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[Are they starting a brawl or are they just communicating: we just don't know. regardless, Achaeus loses interest as soon as Tana pats his side, so no gang fights today.

Right...]


Magic is familiar in my world, but I'm not very knowledgeable about it... [That would probably be more helpful, huh, Tana.] Still, making sure your body is safe is definitely the first step! Achaeus and I will help!
allthreefourths: (Default)

[personal profile] allthreefourths 2015-01-16 05:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ wow, so easy achaeus. not that toothless wouldn't completely calm down if hiccup could pet him… which he can't. actually, he seems to be a bit bothered by that now… or perhaps just curious or in need of his own bit of affection, judging from the way he perks up and his ears droop.

so she's got magic at home too, huh. but first: ]


Well. There's no way he's getting away with a dragon, winged horse and princess keeping an eye on him. Here, this wa-- [ ah, wait. though the cerevice with the arrow could follow him pretty well with toothless leading, hiccup himself can't lead. invisibly.

so. ]
--Uh, Toothless? Want to show 'em the way, bud?

[ this is where said dragon tilts his head, exhales, then begins the trek back to the apartment with a gesture of his head forward. ]
tanacious: (♘ what do you have to say for yourself)

[personal profile] tanacious 2015-01-17 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
[...Right. Yeah. This invisibility thing is kind of problematic, isn't it....

Tana blinks, and proceeds to follow Toothless then, shaking her head.]


How troublesome... I hope things like this don't happen often. Imagine how alarming, waking up and realizing you're invisible!

[...]

Er. I suppose you don't have to imagine it, after all.
allthreefourths: (i mean honestly who's going to)

[personal profile] allthreefourths 2015-01-17 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ god tana don't remind him of that horrible, horrible morning…. ]

No. No, I don't. I just hope you never have to not imagine it. [ a sigh. ] I mean, at least I can see you, so only one half of the conversation is awkward.

[ your half, tana. sorry. ]

But if we both couldn't see each other? That'd be a disaster.
tanacious: (♘ we'd do a triangle attack but)

[personal profile] tanacious 2015-01-17 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I suppose....we would just be left yelling at each other.

Possibly even in the wrong direction.

[.......]

That would be a sad sight, I suppose.
allthreefourths: (now sound 'em make noise)

[personal profile] allthreefourths 2015-01-19 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ a small chuckle. ] On the bright side, no one would have to see it.

[ …. bright sides! optimism! and relief that they don't have to go through those embarrassing, embarrassing situations. ]

And on another note, that reminds me not to tell you if you're facing the wrong way now.

[ he's just kidding. ]
tanacious: (♘ what.)

[personal profile] tanacious 2015-01-20 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
[......................................... she takes him seriously, looking around fretfully.]

Ah-- I'm sorry, that's very rude! Hiccup? Where are you truly?
allthreefourths: (so I miiight've broken your iPod)

[personal profile] allthreefourths 2015-01-23 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ ……… oh no, tana.

tana. ]


Uh--no, you're fine, actually. It was just a joke and-- eyes in front of you, please, I can't make panicked hand gestures to whoever you're going to bump into while I'm invisible.
tanacious: (♘ also innes is an asshole)

[personal profile] tanacious 2015-01-24 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
...Ah!!

[right, okay, she's watching where she's going now, SORRY RANDOM CITIZEN.

... ... ...]


That was an unkind thing to do!
allthreefourths: (Default)

[personal profile] allthreefourths 2015-01-27 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
I didn't actually mean to say that you weren't… facing the right way. It's hard to make myself clear when I'm… when you can't see my facial expressions that show obvious kidding, and I assume you can.

[ or maybe he should just apologize for that but… w o w, communication is hard when you're invisible. ]

Maybe I should just avoid that for now. It feels like giving up a part of myself, but goodbye, sarcasm.

[ he says, sarcastically. this is so hard. ]
tanacious: (♘ the cuteness is really just a trap)

[personal profile] tanacious 2015-01-28 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
[... ... .. a pause.

And she tilts her head.]


... ... ...You are not very good at that, are you, Hiccup?

[At least she's smiling?]
allthreefourths: (Default)

[personal profile] allthreefourths 2015-01-31 07:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ smiling is good, and he's glad to see it.

but wow, that blunt statement. ]


Please, Tana. Respect for those that are trying here.
tanacious: (♘ SPARKLES AND SUNSHINE)

[personal profile] tanacious 2015-02-03 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[She giggles behind a hand, and shakes her head cheerfully.]

It is quite all right. You're simply a very humorous person! There isn't anything wrong with that.